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The Solicitor General assured Supreme Court on Friday that conduct of a video conference meeting between Siddique Kappan and his mother will be carried out.

The bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun was hearing a Habeas Corpus petition by Kerala Union of Working Journalist (KUWJ) for Kappan who has been accused of creating caste-unrest while on his way to Hathras, following which, he was booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

When the matter came up for hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought an adjournment in the case, stating that he has a part-heard matter to appear in alongwith the counsel for Kappan, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal.

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal submitted that he had no objection but an application on behalf of Kappan's mother was on record, seeking a video-conference session with her son.

"She is very unwell, My Lord. All she is seeking that a Video Conference be effectuated with her son," said Sibal.

When the Chief Justice expressed inclination to allow the application, Solicitor General then assured the Court that carrying it out will not be an issue. 

"Leave that to me," said the Law Officer.

No objections were expressed by the opposite side.

The case was then adjourned to a non-miscellaneous day.

Kappan has maintained that he is professionally a journalist while the Uttar Pradesh Government has filed affidavit on record to suggest his links with banned terrorist organisations such as PFI & SIMI.

UP Government has claimed that Kappan and his aides were operating under instructions of Mohd. Danish, an accused in the Delhi Riots case.

The KUWJ on the other hand has stated that as a journalist, while Kappan may have contacts with people from across sectors, including people from the PFI, it did not necessary make him a criminal.

Kappan was arrested along with three others in Mathura for allegedly attempting to create social tension while on his way to Hathras.

Soon after, the KUWJ filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court.